1993 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1993 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Dates December 1993
Teams 8
Champions Stanford (7th title)
Runners-up USC (3rd title game)
Matches played 12
Goals scored 272 (22.67 per match)
Attendance 3,165 (264 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Michael Nalu, UCSD (13)

The 1993 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 25th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1993.[1]

Stanford defeated USC in the final, 11–9, to win their seventh national title. The Cardinal (24–6) were coached by Dante Dettamanti

Neither a Most Outstanding Player nor an All-Tournament Team was named this year.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 13 goals, was Michael Nalu from UC San Diego.

Qualification

Since there has only ever been one single national championship for water polo, all NCAA men's water polo programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship.

Team Appearance Previous
California 20th 1992
UC Irvine 21st 1992
UC San Diego 4th 1992
Massachusetts 1st Never
Navy 8th 1992
Pacific 1st Never
USC 13th 1992
Stanford 20th 1992

Bracket

  Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                                               
    Stanford 16  
    Navy 1  
  Navy 7       Stanford 10  
  Pacific 13       UC Irvine 8  
  UC Irvine 12
    Pacific 10  
  Pacific 16       Stanford 11
  Massachusetts 5       USC 9
    California 17  
      Massachusetts 4  
Massachusetts 15       California 11
  Seventh place     UC San Diego 13       USC (2OT) 12     Third place
  Navy 20   USC 16   UC Irvine 6
  UC San Diego 17     UC San Diego 9     California 14

See also

References

  1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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